General Leo

Back to the Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club tonight to take the General exam, which I passed thanks to Gordo West WB6NOA’s great study materials. I can now officially navigate the HF waters with my CSCE in hand and a slant AG after my call sign, just in time to try out the Icom 7800 at this weekend’s open house.
Thanks to Jim Siemens AF6PU, one of the VEs, for a sweet graduation gift: two classic radio manuals, including the 1940 Radio Operating Questions and Answers. I should be ready for my Extra exam by next month!

Hi Leo.
I hate to see you with a 7800 that’s nearly unusable for all but the strongest signals. There’s an active noise product on the market that may help. Ask your team to look into the prospect of utilizing the Timewave ANC-4: http://www.timewave.com/support/ANC-4/anc4.html
73,
See you on the bands.
Jon Pearl – W4ABChttp://www.w4abc.com

Leo congrats on ticket. What Reflector are you talking on in D-Star. Any way love your brick house looks awesome. I am on D-Star on KB3TEM D-Ster repeater in PA but I am in Pilot Knob,Mo. My call is K0ATM. I would love to talk to you when you get time to get on D-Star.
73’s
K0ATM

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